Council focuses on basics: Mayor

The Kingborough Council is well aware of the issues the island is facing, and as a regional council has its own challenges in managing the tourism growth.

It is responsible for services like public toilets, main roads and rubbish.

"We know there's huge stress on the island itself, on its residents but also on the infrastructure, and that's why council has been investing as much as it can to upgrade some of that infrastructure," Cr Winter said.

"I can't see why we need a seperate board like a mini-council in this day and age, it's not economically viable," she said.

Cr Winter said the council was concerned by the idea of a board.

"We would be concerned by the establishment of an almost de-facto council on Bruny Island, and my personal view is that I would have concerns about why you would elect a board of people when we spend a lot of time on Bruny Island listening to residents already," he said.

"We are very aware of what the issues are and we're doing everything we can to address those concerns."

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